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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active (AT&T) : Back

I took several photos and videos in my bathtub, and also compared Aqua mode to the standard mode out of the water. Aqua mode makes everything yellower, and several of my photos ended up either out of focus or oversharpened. While it's fun if your photos aren't critically important, it's no replacement for a true waterproof camera like those in our Best Waterproof Digital Cameras.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active (AT&T) : Left

The Galaxy S 4 Active is a bit thicker than the standard S 4 at 5.5 by 2.8 by .36 inches (HWD). Irritatingly, that seems to make some standard S 4 cases not work because the hole for the headphone jack is in ever so slightly the wrong place; you can fix that by cutting a bigger hole in your case.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active (AT&T) : Right

The Active's 2600mAh battery is the same as the Galaxy S 4's, so you should get the same talk time. I can't explain why I got such spectacular battery results here, with 16 hours, 41 minutes of talk time and 5 hours, 41 minutes of video streaming compared to the ordinary S 4's 10 hours, 50 minutes of talk time and 4 hours, 48 minutes of streaming.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active (AT&T) : Angle

Here's where the S 4 Active is most similar to its sedentary cousin. Just like the ordinary S 4, the Active runs Android 4.2 with Samsung's additions on a 1.9GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, making it the fastest phone on the market right now. Benchmark scores were similar to the S 4, except for a little hiccup where it was imperceptibly slower to toggle Bluetooth on and off.

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